"The translation is correct and reflects the intent of the message," Lee Pao Xiong said.

The initial ads that went up in August were believed to be just the second time billboard firm Clear Channel had put up an advertisement in the Hmong language locally and the first time McDonald's ever has advertised in Hmong in the United States.

With more than 64,000 people of Hmong descent, the Twin Cities have the nation's highest concentration of Hmong-Americans.

But many who saw the initial billboards noted the words ran together, prompting an apology from McDonald's Corp.

The corrected billboard ads will be up for about four weeks.

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BEFORE: Two billboards erected in St. Paul in late August left out nine spaces between several Hmong words, creating a long string of gibberish next to an image of a McDonald's breakfast. (Photo courtesy of Keller Grayson Communications)